Scripps takes YouTube hit Makeshift Project to TV

Zach Misischia and Brian Conforth

NEWS BRIEF: Scripps Sports Network is lining up new original series Total Replay with the Makeshift Project, bringing popular YouTube creators Zach Misischia and Brian Conforth to television.

The 10-part series will debut this month and is based on the YouTube channel and podcast The Makeshift Project hosted by the duo, which have together attracted “an audience of more than 6.5 million,” according to Scripps. The network will air 30-minute episodes, with one-hour versions available on the Scripps Sports YouTube channel the next day.